{"product_id":"alternative-medicine-christine-a-larson-9780313337185","title":"Alternative Medicine","description":"\u003cp\u003eEvery day, newspapers and television news programs present stories on the latest controversies over healthcare and medical advances, but they do not have the space to provide detailed background on the issues. Websites and weblogs provide information from activists and partisans intent on presenting their side of a story. But where can students - or even ordinary citizens - go to obtain unbiased, detailed background on the medical issues affecting their daily lives? This volume in the \u003ci\u003eHealth and Medical Issues Today\u003c\/i\u003e series provides readers and researchers with a balanced, in-depth introduction to the medical, scientific, legal, and cultural issues surrounding alternative medicine and its importance in today's world of healthcare. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlternative Medicine\u003c\/i\u003e is organized to provide students and researchers with easy access to the information they need: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSection 1 provides overview chapters on the background information needed to intelligently understand the issues and controversies surrounding complementary and alternative therapies, such as the theories that serve as the foundation for alternative treatments. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSection 2 offers concise examinations of the contemporary issues and debates that provoke the most heated disagreements and misunderstandings, such as the debates over the efficacy of alternative treatments and whether the government should regulate herbal treatments. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSection 3 includes reference material on alternative medicine, including primary source documents from important clinicians and researchers in the debate over alternative treatments, a timeline of important events, and an annotated bibliography of useful print and electronic resources. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis volume in the \u003ci\u003eHealth and Medical Issues Today\u003c\/i\u003e series provides everything a student requires to understand the issues involved in alternative medicine and serves as a springboard for further research into the issue.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christine a. Larson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0313337187\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780313337185\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Greenwood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/30\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.11lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.56h x 6.50w x 0.86d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eScitech Book News\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2007 pg. 74","brand":"Christine a. Larson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48135974650111,"sku":"9780313337185","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_00f3801b-719a-4e4f-ae8b-5a99789f8e79.jpg?v=1770159683","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/alternative-medicine-christine-a-larson-9780313337185","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}